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Peer effects in science: evidence from the dismissal of scientists in Nazi Germany

Waldinger, Fabian - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

This paper analyzes peer effects among university scientists. Specifically, it investigates whether the number of peers …

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The auto-component supply chain in China and India: a benchmark study

Sutton, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

The aim of this study is to examine the extent to which Chinese and Indian autocomponent producers have advanced towards international best practice levels of productivity and quality. The report is based on a survey of nine car manufacturers in China and six in India; a range of general...

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Upgrading and niche usage of PC operating systems

Kretschmer, Tobias - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

Microsoft has been dominating the market for PC operating systems (OS) for the last two decades. This paper analyzes the decision of firms to standardize on the mainstream OS family and assesses whether upgrading to the latest version within the MS family is a substitute for using niche OS. We...

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Self-confidence and survival

Bar-Isaac, Heski - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2001

We consider the impact of history on the survival of a monopolist selling single units in discrete time periods, whose quality is learned slowly. If the seller learns her own quality at the same rate as customers, a sufficiently bad run of luck could induce her to stop selling. When she knows...

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Consumer search: evidence from path-tracking data

Pinna, Fabio; Seiler, Stephan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

We estimate the effect of consumer search on the price of the purchased product in a physical store environment. We implement the analysis using a unique data set obtained from radio frequency identification tags, which are attached to supermarket shopping carts. This technology allows us to...

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Competition and opportunistic advice of financial analysts: theory and evidence

Sette, Enrico - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

This work investigates both theoretically and empirically how the behaviour of financial analysts is affected by competition, measured as the strength of coverage of a stock from other analysts. The interaction among analysts and investors is modelled as a dynamic cheap talk game. The...

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The ownership of ratings

Faure-Grimaud, Antoine; Peyrache, Eloic; Quesada, Lucia - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

A prevalent feature in rating markets is the possibility for the client to hide the outcome of the rating process, after learning that outcome. This paper identifies the optimal contracting arrangement and the circumstances under which simple ownership contracts over ratings implement this...

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University quality and graduate wages in the UK

Hussain, Iftikhar; McNally, Sandra; Telhaj, Shqiponja - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

Analysis of higher education quality has become a central issue in light of UK government policies to introduce … variable fees and to encourage more and more young people to attend university. In this context, an important question is … quality. We exploit the Graduate Cohort Studies for 1985, 1990, 1995 and 1999. We use data from the Higher Education …

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An alternative way of computing efficient instrumental variable estimators

Chen, Xiaohong; Linton, Oliver; Jacho-Chávez, David T. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

A new way of constructing efficient semiparametric instrumental variable estimators is proposed. The method involves the combination of a large number of possibly inefficient estimators rather than combining the instruments into an optimal instrument function. The consistency and asymptotic...

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Gender and competition: evidence from academic promotions in France

Bosquet, Clément; Combes, Pierre-Philippe; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

Differences in promotion across genders are still prevalent in many occupations. Recent work based on experimental evidence indicates that women participate less in or exert lower effort during contests. We exploit the unique features of the promotion system for French academics to look at...

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